The Linux kernel before 3.15.4 on Intel processors does not properly restrict use of a non-canonical value for the saved RIP address in…

Description

The Linux kernel before 3.15.4 on Intel processors does not properly restrict use of a non-canonical value for the saved RIP address in the case of a system call that does not use IRET, which allows local users to leverage a race condition and gain privileges, or cause a denial of service (double fault), via a crafted application that makes ptrace and fork system calls.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-362 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-362 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (33)

• http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3047.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-2269-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• USN-2274-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• USN-2268-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• USN-2267-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 108754 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 60220 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140704 CVE-2014-4699: Linux ptrace bug (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• USN-2271-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.11 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 59654 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.97 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.47 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-2266-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140708 Re: CVE-2014-4699: Linux ptrace bug (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140708 Re: CVE-2014-4699: Linux ptrace bug (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 59633 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127573/Linux-Kernel-ptrace-sysret-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0924.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140705 Re: CVE-2014-4699: Linux ptrace bug (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 60393 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 60380 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-2270-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3048.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 34134 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• 59639 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-2273-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• USN-2272-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115927 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-2972 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 11:27 UTC.